Queering The Academy October 30, 2018 #QUEERTRENT Anderson Cooper - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Marc Leduc (1962-2009) • Canadian boxer who won a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. • He happened to be gay.

Glenn Burke (1952-1995) • American former Major League Baseball player who played for the Dodgers and the Athletics. • He happened to be gay.

Balian Buschbaum (1980- ) • German pole vaulter who won many international medals. • He happens to be transgender.

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) • Irish writer and poet. • Became London’s most popular playwright in the 1890s. • He happened to be gay.

James Baldwin (1924-1987) • American writer and civil activist. • He happened to be gay.

John Amaechi (1970 - ) • British former NBA player • Currently works as a broadcaster and activist. • He happens to be gay.

Kristina Lokken (1979- ) • American TV and film actor. • Portrayed the terminator in the movie, Terminator 3. • She happens to be bisexual.

Leisha Hailey (1971- ) • American member of the band Uh Huh Her. • Starred in the TV series, The L Word. • She happens to be lesbian.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) • Italian Renaissance artist, teacher, scientist, and inventor. • Well-known for painting the Mona Lisa and many others. • He happened to be gay.

Sarah Maxwell • Canadian professional beach volleyball player. • She happens to be lesbian.

Babe Didrikson (1911-1956) • American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, baseball and track and field. • She won two gold medals and one silver in the 1932 Olympics. • She happened to be lesbian.

Chris Colfer (1990- ) • American actor best known for his portrayal of Kurt on the TV show, Glee. • He happens to be gay.

Lily Tomlin (1939- ) • American Academy Award nominated comedian/actor. • She happens to be a lesbian.

Linda Perry (1965- ) • American singer, songwriter, musician. • Former lead singer of 4 Non-Blondes. • Music producer for Pink. • Wrote Christina Aguilera’s song “Beautiful”. • She happens to be a lesbian.

Mark Tewksbury (1968- ) • Canadian swimmer who won the gold medal for backstroke at the 1992 Olympic Games. • He happens to be gay.

Martina Navratilova (1956- ) • Czech-American tennis player who has won more Grand Slam titles than any other tennis player. • She happens to be a lesbian.

Melissa Etheridge (1961- ) • American rock singer, songwriter, and musician who has sold millions of CDs. • Has won Grammy awards for her performances. • Married to Tammy Lynn Michaels. • She happens to be a lesbian.

Me’Shell Ndegeocello • American singer, songwriter, and musician. • She happens to be bisexual.

Isis (1986 - ) • Contestant on Cycle 11 of America’s Next Top Model. • Happens to be transgender.

Michael Stipe (1960 - ) • American lead singer of the band REM. • REM has sold millions of albums worldwide. • He happens to be gay.

Brian Orser (1961 - ) • Canadian figure skater who was a world champion and Olympic silver medalist. • He happens to be gay.

Missy Higgins (1983 - ) • Australian singer/songwriter. • She happens to be bisexual.

Chelsea Manning (1987 - ) • United States Army soldier who was responsible for disclosing to WikiLeaks nearly three-quarters of a million classified or unclassified but sensitive military and diplomatic documents. • She happens to be transgender.

Emma Donoghue (1969- ) • Irish-born playwright, literary historian and novelist now living in Canada. • Her 2010 novel Room was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize. • She happens to be lesbian.

Tom Waddell (1937-1987) • American sportsman who was a football player, a gymnast and represented the U.S. in the decathlon at the 1968 Olympic Games. • He founded the Gay Games. • He happened to be gay.

Michelangelo (1475-1564) • Italian Renaissance artist well-known for his painting in the Sistine Chapel. • He happened to be gay.

D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) • Was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist and literary critic. • Best known for his novels such as Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Women In Love. • He happened to be gay.

Jamie Clayton (1978 - ) • American actress and model. She currently stars in the Netflix series Sense8 . • She happens to be transgender.

Natalie Cook (1975- ) • Australian professional beach volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist. • She happens to be lesbian.

Sarah Waters (1966 - ) • British writer whose novels, Fingersmith, The Night Watch and The Little Stranger , have been short-lister for the Man Booker Prize. • She happens to be a lesbian.

Nancy Drolet (1973 - ) • Canadian hockey player who has been on six world championships gold medal teams and has also won one silver medal at the Olympics. • She happens to be lesbian.

Dr. James Barry (1789-1865) • Irish military surgeon who joined the British Army in 1813. • After graduation from the University of Edinburgh Medical School, Barry served in India and Cape Town, South Africa. By the end of his career, he had risen to the rank of Inspector General in charge of military hospitals. • Happened to be transgender.

Nathan Lane (1956- ) • American film and stage actor well- known for starring in movies such as The Producers and The Birdcage. • He happens to be gay.

Neil Patrick Harris (1973- ) • American TV actor who currently stars in the show, How I Met Your Mother. • Became famous for his role in the TV show, Doogie Howser. • He happens to be gay.

E.M. Forster (1879-1970) • English writer best known for his novels that examined class difference such as Howard’s End, A Room With A View, and A Passage To India. • He happened to be gay.

Ireen Wüst (1986- ) • Dutch long track speed skater who won a gold medal at the 2006 Olympic Games. • She happens to be lesbian.